U21 League

Old Trafford
Spectators: 158 (Terracing: 119, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Yoncho Búrdarov took the kick off in the first half of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Thaddäus Striner during the 3rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 3 played minutes Fire Devils got a freekick which was hit by Thaddäus Striner. The long shot by Tzvyatko Chobanov in the 4th minute really tested Toto Caputo's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. After 4 minutes, Denis Lambrozzi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Fire Devils and the MANCHESTER UNITED players grew even worse after the yellow card. Denis Lambrozzi hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. A hard shot 7 in the game by Yoncho Búrdarov from a close distance when the talented Toto Caputo managed to make a qualified save. Fire Devils's players were relieved. Thaddäus Striner kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. When Yoncho Búrdarov came up free with the goalie in the 12th minute, the MANCHESTER UNITED fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Yoncho Búrdarov couldn't finish the play. 16 minutes into the game, Yoncho Búrdarov lined in a short shot 1-0 behind a frustrated Toto Caputo. Yoncho Búrdarov did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 2-0 to the left of a surprised Toto Caputo 24 minutes into the match. Denimir Slabakov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Toto Caputo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lukas Schallberger kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. Toto Caputo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yoncho Búrdarov in the 31st minute of the match. When Zapryan Bumbarov fell near the penalty area in the 33rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored MANCHESTER UNITED's protests and gave Zapryan Bumbarov a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, MANCHESTER UNITED's Zapryan Bumbarov got a free kick in the 33rd minute. If Denis Lambrozzi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. MANCHESTER UNITED's Grisha Rakitski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Denis Lambrozzi in the 34th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 37th minute, Denimir Slabakov managed to get in a good position for a shot. MANCHESTER UNITED's supporters rose to their feet, but Denimir Slabakov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Toto Caputo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 40 minutes into the game, Radul Matzov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. MANCHESTER UNITED's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Fire Devils the free kick. Radul Matzov kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. 43 minutes into the game, Denis Lambrozzi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Grisha Rakitski was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Cillian Zellweger made a kick off. Toto Caputo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yoncho Búrdarov, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. When the match had gone on for 58 minutes, Denimir Slabakov put it in 3-1 from a short distance just to the right of Toto Caputo. Denimir Slabakov charged in rather forcefully in the 61st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Denimir Slabakov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Fire Devils booed when MANCHESTER UNITED was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Denimir Slabakov didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 64th minute Denimir Slabakov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Toto Caputo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Fire Devils's Rene Cirella got a free kick in the 66th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Arhangel Duhtev in the 68th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Toto Caputo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 69thth minute of the game Yoncho Búrdarov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Fire Devils's Toto Caputo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Fire Devils:s Toto Caputo showed great skill when he stopped Tzvyatko Chobanov:s penalty. After some careless play in the Fire Devils defense, Tzvyatko Chobanov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Toto Caputo. The Fire Devils fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Toto Caputo should have stopped the shot. In the 78th minute Denimir Slabakov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Toto Caputo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Leander Uliassi during the 87th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Leander Uliassi hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. Toto Caputo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yoncho Búrdarov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Loris Hellmüller's late challenge caught a MANCHESTER UNITED's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Loris Hellmüller helped the player get up and apologised. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The MANCHESTER UNITED fans cheered their team off the field, for while Fire Devils had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.